No longer homesick, DT Easley ready to step up
By GREG LUCA | Aug. 28, 2011For much of last year, there were questions about whether then-freshman defensive tackle Dominique Easley would make it to a second season in a Florida uniform.
For much of last year, there were questions about whether then-freshman defensive tackle Dominique Easley would make it to a second season in a Florida uniform.
After missing all of the spring and summer practice seasons, it’s natural that senior running back Jeff Demps could be a few steps behind.
Will Muschamp has joked this offseason that he is only coaching certain safeties this year: the ones who play well.
Coach Will Muschamp ended practice about 30 minutes early Wednesday night, but it was far from a reward.
Offensive lineman Kyle Koehne may not be a household name for Florida fans. But the sophomore is a well-known commodity among his brothers in the trenches.
With practices closed off to the media and the public — and limited bits of actual information coming from anyone associated with the Gators — reporters, fans and outside observers alike have had to take coach Will Muschamp and his players at their word.
When Lerentee McCray switched to defensive end in fall 2009, his days roaming the middle of the defense appeared to be behind him.
Gators coach Will Muschamp is looking for any competitive edge he can get entering his first season.
Coach Will Muschamp recently credited the Southeastern Conference’s dominance to the league’s defensive lines, but it’s the running back position that may be the most talented.
Wide receiver Quinton Dunbar was helpless last season.
If the Florida coaching staff accidentally found itself lining up alongside their players, Jaye Howard knows who he’d want to pick up.
Greg: Apparently the Gators are stepping up to challenge the Miami Heat for the title of most overrated team in Florida.
Coach Will Muschamp said Saturday that he is standing behind wide receivers coach Aubrey Hill despite the assistant’s connection to the University of Miami scandal that was unearthed last week.
John Brantley is all too familiar with the rigors of a Southeastern Conference schedule.
Already thin on the offensive line with just 13 scholarship players, Florida needs three guys whose careers have been marred by setbacks to step up this season.
When asked which defensive back has given him the most trouble during fall camp, quarterback John Brantley couldn’t give a name.
Cooped up in a hospital bed in late July, about a week away from training camp, punter David Lerner answered his phone. It was Will Muschamp.
Last year, fans envisioned a dominant pass rush bolstered by a trio of blue-chip recruits. For one reason or another, those dreams simply didn’t materialize.